Bill of Rights

OVER

HISTORICAL QUALITY - 80%

EXEMPLARY PROFICIENT DEVELOPING NOVICE NOT EVIDENT

HISTORICAL ARGUMENT (THESIS OR

CLAIM)

� Historical argument is consistently supported by analysis and evidence.

� Historical argument is mostly supported by analysis and evidence.

� Historical argument is somewhat supported by analysis and evidence.

� Historical argument is supported by minimal analysis or evidence.

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THEME

� Annual theme is consistently clear and connected to the topic in the project and argument.

� Annual theme is mostly clear and connected to the topic in the project and argument.

� Annual theme is somewhat clear and connected to the topic in the project and argument.

� Annual theme has minimal clarity and the connection to the topic in the project and argument is unclear.

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WIDE RESEARCH

� Bibliography includes an extensive variety of types of available sources.

� Bibliography includes a sufficient variety of types of available sources.

� Bibliography includes a moderate variety of types of available sources.

� Bibliography includes a limited variety of types of available sources.

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PRIMARY SOURCES

� Primary sources consistently support the historical argument.

� Primary sources mostly support the historical argument.

� Primary sources somewhat support the historical argument.

� Primary sources are present but do not necessarily support the historical argument.

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HISTORICAL CONTEXT

� Relevant connections to the topic's time and place are consistently made and analyzed.

� Relevant connections to the topic's time and place are mostly made and analyzed.

� Relevant connections to the topic's time and place are somewhat made and analyzed.

� Relevant connections to the topic's time and place are limited.

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MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

� Varied perspectives are consistently included throughout the project.

� Varied perspectives are mostly included throughout the project.

� Varied perspectives are somewhat included throughout the project.

� Varied perspectives are included in a limited way.

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HISTORICAL ACCURACY

� Historical information is consistently accurate, credible, and without critical omissions.

� Historical information is mostly accurate, credible, and without critical omissions.

� Historical information is somewhat accurate, credible, and without critical omissions.

� Historical information has limited accuracy, credibility, or critical omissions that impede understanding.

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SIGNIFICANCE IN HISTORY

� The impact of the topic is consistently analyzed in the conclusion.

� The impact of the topic is mostly analyzed in the conclusion.

� The impact of the topic is somewhat analyzed in the conclusion.

� The impact of the topic is mentioned.

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STRENGTHS & AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT

PAPER

OVER

CLARITY OF PRESENTATION - 20%

EXEMPLARY PROFICIENT DEVELOPING NOVICE NOT EVIDENT

WRITTEN MATERIAL

� Text is consistently clear, concise, free of grammatical or mechanical errors, and appropriate to the topic.

� Text is mostly clear, concise, free of grammatical or mechanical errors, and appropriate to the topic.

� Text is somewhat clear, concise, free of grammatical or mechanical errors, and appropriate to the topic.

� Text contains major grammatical or mechanical errors that impede understanding. Text has limited appropriateness to the topic.

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TECHNICAL

� Citations are consistently written in an NHD-approved format.

� Citations are mostly written in an NHD- approved format.

� Citations are sometimes written in an NHD-approved format.

� Citations are not written in an NHD- approved format.

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� Citations consistently credit quotations and paraphrased information.

� Citations mostly credit quotations and paraphrased information.

� Citations sometimes credit quotations and paraphrased information.

� Citations rarely credit quotations and paraphrased information.

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STUDENT VOICE

� Student analysis is consistently clear and balanced between their own words/ideas and supporting evidence.

� Student analysis is mostly clear and balanced between their own words/ideas and supporting evidence.

� Student analysis is somewhat clear and balanced between their own words/ideas and supporting evidence.

� Student analysis is limited in clarity and balance between their own words/ideas and supporting evidence.

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Paper is 1,500 to 2,500 words.  Yes  No

Entry includes citations.  Yes  No

Process Paper is submitted.  Yes  No

Process Paper word count is listed on the Title Page.  Yes  No

Annotated Bibliography is submitted.  Yes  No

Annotated Bibliography is separated into primary and secondary sources.  Yes  No

Annotations do not exceed two to three sentences.  Yes  No

Any included appendices are cited in the body of the paper; appendices are limited.  Yes  No  Not applicable